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Study estimates the burden of pediatric asthma cases caused by traffic- related air pollution

Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities around the world, according to a new study published today.

5 Jan 2022

Distrust in state power closely linked vaccine hesitancy

Distrust of the state in Turkey, religion and abortion resistance in the United States. Politics and culture are just as important in explaining vaccine hesitancy as health.

5 Jan 2022

Monoclonal antibody treatment of COVID-19 reduces viral shedding

Researchers aim to understand the potential benefits of mAbs in preventing and treating SARS-CoV-2 infection.

5 Jan 2022

New compound could combat multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings

For years, public-health experts have been sounding the alarm about the next phase in humanity's co-existence with bacteria - a dark future where emerging strains have rendered once-powerful antibiotics useless.

5 Jan 2022

FAU researchers urge to prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age

Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease to patients under 70, and more recent guidance to patients under 60. Yet, the risks of heart attacks and strokes increase markedly with age.

5 Jan 2022

Study defines a novel way to identify potential new interventions for autism

Researchers from King's College London have shown that there are variations in how a brain chemical called GABA regulates the processing of visual stimuli.

5 Jan 2022

Pre-departure test not needed for eligible fully vaccinated travelers

From 4am on Sunday 9 January, eligible fully vaccinated travellers and over 5s will be able to take a lateral flow test instead of a PCR on or before day 2 of their arrival in England. Lateral flow tests for travel can be booked from Friday 7 January and taken upon arrival, by the end of day 2.

5 Jan 2022

Exploring SARS-CoV-2-like viruses to mitigate the risk of zoonotic transmission to humans

In a new study, a team of researchers developed a genetic assay to evaluate several clade 2 and clade 3 receptor-binding domains (RBD) of spike (S) protein sequences of genus sarbecovirus.

5 Jan 2022

Hospitalization and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant compared to Delta variant

Researchers evaluate the rates of hospitalization and deaths associated with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant as compared to the Delta variant.

5 Jan 2022

Public attitudes to the COVID-19 pandemic during the emergence of the Omicron variant

Researchers from Swansea University have been investigating public attitudes to the pandemic.

5 Jan 2022

Efficacy of rapid antigen diagnostic tests for the detection of infectious individuals at mass gatherings

New study findings show that incidence data often underestimates the prevalence of COVID-19 infectious individuals at a given point in time in a population.

5 Jan 2022

COVID-19 mitigation behaviors and vaccination status prediction via delay discounting and future orientation

New data imply that cognitive characteristics such as future-oriented thinking, evaluative processing, and behavioral control are linked to the likelihood of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and predict more consistent mitigation behavior implementation.

5 Jan 2022

Time since COVID vaccination is a key driver of breakthrough Omicron infections

Published on the preprint medRxiv* server and awaiting peer review, the findings showed that the significant factor behind breakthrough Omicron infections is the timing from vaccination. The time between vaccination and breakthrough infections induced effective or cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies that neutralize Omicron after Alpha or Delta breakthrough infections.

4 Jan 2022

Birth during the pandemic associated with slightly lower scores in infants' motor and social skills

Columbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic's first year scored lower on a developmental screening test of social and motor skills at 6 months - regardless of whether their mothers had COVID during pregnancy - compared to babies born just before the pandemic.

4 Jan 2022

Experts cautiously optimistic about risks of Delta-Omicron mutations mix

Researchers evaluate the risk of the P681R, N501Y, and D614G mutations of current interest co-occurring naturally due to convergent evolution.

4 Jan 2022

CUNY SPH awarded $250,000 from KKR Grants to support the Career Skills Academy

The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) has been awarded $250,000 from KKR Grants to support the Career Skills Academy enhancing employment and advancement opportunities for public health graduate students from low- to moderate-income communities.

4 Jan 2022

Public Health News and Research

Study estimates the burden of pediatric asthma cases caused by traffic- related air pollution

Distrust in state power closely linked vaccine hesitancy

Monoclonal antibody treatment of COVID-19 reduces viral shedding

New compound could combat multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings

FAU researchers urge to prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age

Study defines a novel way to identify potential new interventions for autism

Pre-departure test not needed for eligible fully vaccinated travelers

Exploring SARS-CoV-2-like viruses to mitigate the risk of zoonotic transmission to humans

Hospitalization and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant compared to Delta variant

Public attitudes to the COVID-19 pandemic during the emergence of the Omicron variant

Efficacy of rapid antigen diagnostic tests for the detection of infectious individuals at mass gatherings

COVID-19 mitigation behaviors and vaccination status prediction via delay discounting and future orientation

Time since COVID vaccination is a key driver of breakthrough Omicron infections

Birth during the pandemic associated with slightly lower scores in infants' motor and social skills

Experts cautiously optimistic about risks of Delta-Omicron mutations mix

CUNY SPH awarded $250,000 from KKR Grants to support the Career Skills Academy

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